Press Releases

For Release September 27, 2016

Statement from UFA President James Slevin on the Death of FDNY Battalion Chief Michael Fahy

On behalf of the Executive Board and the members of the UFA, we would like to express our deepest condolences to the family of Battalion Chief Michael Fahy and to the members of Engine 75, Ladder 33 and the entire 19th Battalion.

He was widely respected by all who knew him and a friend who will be greatly missed. This tragedy is yet another sad reminder of the enormous risks firefighters of all ranks face each and every day as they protect the citizens of New York.